Night of rail chaos as services cancelled, trains delayed and passengers stranded after trespasser on line

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A trespasser caused a night of chaos on one of Greater Manchester's busiest railway lines. There was 'major disruption' with passengers warned not to travel as lines lines between Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Stockport were blocked for around three hours.

Dozens of services were cancelled or delayed, with passengers complaining of being abandoned at stations and being trapped on stationary trains for hours.

Network Rail said a 'trespasser' on the line in the Levenshulme area led to the closure. The man was said to have been detained by police shortly after 7pm. READ MORE: 'My little girl gets bullied and stared at everywhere she goes - it breaks my heart' Victoria Chunda, pastor at Authentic City Church of Crowcroft Road in Levenshulme, said the church was cordoned off by police when the trespasser first got onto the nearby railway line at about 4pm.

She said: "The people who were inside the church were not able to leave and those outside couldn't get in. It's been absolute mayhem. "There were about 40 police and firefighters here.